Machine for operating upon heels



April 14, 1931. J. H. POPE 1,800,568

i MACHINE Non OPERATING UPON HEELS Filed March 8, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet I April 14, 1931'. J, H POPE 1,800,568

' MACHINE PoR OPERATING UPON HEELS Filed March 8l 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 la A 30 /0 //o^ //4 44 Pigna 2 TYT f April 14, 1931. d

J. H. POPE MACHINE FOR OPERATING UPON HEELS Filed Harsh 8, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Apr. 14, 1931 Josje-grr uIt, Porn, A or Helnwein mi emissies ,coneoie-efrteu,` or Per Application tiled Eeroh `8,

This invention relates to machines for 0peratingnpon heels, heilig ofparti'cular utilg ity in .connection with apparatus known Aas priclring machines, and; which l are employed 5 forpiercing heelsinprepara tion for dr-iving nails thereirLIT Heretofore, pricling machines, of `which an example is disclosedinUnited States Pat ent No. 19234381@ issued oniiny application lo Julylly 1917,` have, been fed by hand, the heels to be pri/lied being laid onebyone by the operatorin the path of an. oscillatory lever. vvhichnactstov carry them successively between a templet7 through` openings in 15 which operate anlsanda reciprocatoryoll-` lowerhvvhich-serves toy press each heel against thehtemplet to resistuthe prickingpressure otsaid awls. Objects of the invention areto provide for .the successive delivery ot' heels 20 mechani cally tothe operating mechanism from; a 4source osupply at Whicha plurality of saidpheels may 'be maintained, thus en,-y ahling the operator te .employ a .portiomofhis time for othenthan feeding Operations While the pricking of the heels is going on; and :to `locate .these Vheels; with precision for the ope-ration upon them, regardless :of i variations `in their Weightand contour.

Afz-t'eeture of the invention leading 4 to the attainment V:of these objects involves the def livery oi heele dii'eetly from a container to a priclringlf mechanism, `With the: contained staclrf supported by a heel in. priclringtpositionethis vdelr-,ery being preferably .under therintluence of gravity; By this arranges ment7` there is not alone a continuous feed of heels assured, `but also the number otelementsemployed for this purpose and theopportunitiesl for `displacement `during the travel :ofthe heelsare lminimized.f In f the lirlrticular embodimenn of. the invention herein J illustrated, the priclring is accom,- plished evvlscooperatingwith` a templejtj and to this templet-:heels;are deliyered from a. magazine, Which-:is shown ,as rising;H above a spacefformed between. the templet and a pressurememher or follovyerwwhicli holds the heel. againstjtl etoree ofthe avvls. The heel-delivery `may he under the control or" ga .feminins member@seein-@Climbthe Mecnrnn non] orne-.limite Uren Herts 1928.: Serial 11o. 93,259,

Zine, While a support receives `the deliveredy heels for thepriclring operation, andas moved to discharge `them l thereafter, To. insure correctness `of feed, the pricking: meel-nmism7 retaining memberl and support, are .eperatedin synchronism, andthe time-` relation` between these elements may; tbe. ya?, riedlA t A further feature providesrpin a isimple manner, for the proper delivery from the con-E tainer tolthe priclring` orotheroperating mechanism and the `action of said mechanism: uponthe Werl@ by supporting one ofthebcontainer-Walls upon another in `suchanflannerI as to permit the supported wall to be adjusted indirections at different angles tothe operat-7 ingumechanism. The containerevalls may be in sections, two of `these sections beingmov-v able toward and from eachother, as laterally of lthe athf ofthe oieratin mechanism P l t e While twoy y ther sections are movableI upon those `just mentioned. In the present l in stanceLthis alteration .in theposition oflfthe lastmentioned sections `is both towvardand from thecompanion sections and towardnnd from l the operating mechanism? Such changes in the container adapt it fte-receive heels of? diiferent `Width Yand height, locate their;`= svmmetricallywith respect to the awls byrwhichthey aretobe pricked, and free, in the most effective manner, `from certain of the container-Walls, heels which are oftlitferent dimensions considered `from the breast rear- Wardly. j The preferredmounting for the Wall-sections includes a device carriedby one of saidj sections and arranffed to support and varyltheposition fot another, Whilerthe position of the lastmentioned sectionmay bein-rg ther adjusted :upon :said device ThisL fur; nisheswa convenient and co1npact means `tor changing the dimensions of the container.

Then there `is applied to a machine, such as that of the Apatentfpreviously, mentioned, a magazine-feed, themolvahle, fork by. which the heels to be operated upon are `clamped over the face or thetemplet,becomes, to a.oon siderablehextent, unnecessarylbecause of the Weight of the column Aof heelsfin the maga; Zine, and it alsolinterferestvith the preferred amusement', tof.: l- Sed Messine; I'leweelt,

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Y tIt is adesired -toVV have between the tcmplet l with certain types of-V heels, as the y.wedgeform, in vwhich theheelseat end may lie at Y 'a considerable angle to thetread-surface,the

the machine. This positioning means, which "preferably consists of a gage-'plate supportedv i --upon the templet outof the path of heels falling from the magazine,may resist displace? mentfof the heel vin a 'pluralityofdirec'tions.

' Thusfthe'heel maynotonly' be heldagainst upward 'Y Vmovement vwhen-i the followerpres- Y sur@ iapp1ied,butmay also be centered 1sterally.' I," prefer 'to make thenormal Vrelation between the 'templetand positioning member adjustable, as by Varyingthe locationof the I v lIneinber upon-'said templet independently of my movemenwhich' the, temple tel-f mev have.` Y

andfpressure member or follower Vas'uliicient space, 'wlthoutadjustin'g said follower, to recelve" heelsldlering somewhatv from one another-in height.Y fIt is also advantageous, es-y peciallyinmach-ines'of theity'pe herr-inillusd trated,-f 'froin which'fthe clamping 'l forkv omitted, lto have-thisspace'such thatza heel f ed'fr'om themagazine maymot become y-so 'figgl displaced from pricking position that the ja'w'ls willfailtoenterfit in'theproper direction.- Anadditional feature of .my invention allows thelowestheels-of'arange of heights tosoicontact with theffollower-thatftheirpo; sition'ffwill 'be, maintained, lwhile the higher heels will not befsubjectedto undue pressure jiu-the cjlmnpingnovement of thetonower;

For this purpose; `I yutilize yieldable v-iconn'e'ci tions *between the V follower orpressu'r'e member and v its.actuafting means; nThe' relation vbetyvleen the elementsV is preferably such that,"

for the highest' heels to be operated upon with Vonel followerladjustment, the space between thefollowerr'and ytemplet will vbe just: wide enough to? admit them, thev connections yieldbing until the vfo'lloilverl reachesthefpoint of application 1 Yfof i Vfull f' pressure; AFor L lower heelalthe excess ofspa'ce between 'them' and y the follower; is too-'little to allow displace# f 'nient,fand;the springs, fwhileless; compressed, exert sufficient! retaining three',` In the pres- A o V,entinstance,'the follower is mountedoppo'site the-templet'upona ref CPlOrCtory slide, andbeterposed.- 557;; 11 Y the accompanying drawings 'is "shown tween the 'follower Aandslide-V springs are lin-v one of :seyeral-embodiments,whichimy"inven F 'gf 11.51v al, VVerticalif transverse 'section Y d I i Hshown)l through gear1ngf52. "The actiono' E 'i 'I v 'Fig.r2' is a broken side'elevation of the eleolo'sely io-operating" with the Y ortino' Vechanism -tllerefoigV and, l

" Fig. 3' is a top. plan vView" the.heel-sup- Fig.v y4Vis a perspectiveyiew of themaga 'Zine. and associated yelements Vof,` the pricking mechanism. Y Y

base 12 is a templet 14, whichva-reffhorizontalv openings lvarranged in accordance with-the design which vis to bepricked. This templet serves as an abutment," against which the heel Vis pressed for thej piercingvvA or prickingfoperationsf'which aref-to be' perf formed. {The templet slides vertically in ways 16, and 'is supported andl adjusted to locate theop eningsv inthe proper relation tol theworkby; a screw l18 xed-in' the'tem-v pletjand threaded into a Verticalfspindle rotatable in a yoke 22 extending sbetween the sides of the rframe-portion l1Q; YUpon. the

Mounted uponr a portion-V-l-Of'rising a soV ascrew is a nut 24, byfwhich, through its con- Y tact withthe lend of thespindle,s`aid spindle may' be held against turning. VWhen this nuty is loosened and the spindle rotated,`as by f engagement with]` Spanner-openings 26 at itsupper extremity, the templet isV raised` or loweredin its ways, andY may then be fixed at thefchosen 'height byiagain tighten` Y ing thenut.V Operating inthetemplet-openings', VareV awls v28 proj ectingjhorzontally from aV block f 3 0 `rn/,founted npen acarrier- "slide 32, this slide VVbeing,movable horizontal position, a' spindle 36, which, at its inner end,{hasiixedafpressurefhead '38' supporting 'apressure-bloclor follower-40.A The coni responds generally to that of the heel-seatend ofthe heels to be operated'upomso that they .may be Vmost y.effectively engaged to :befAk tally in ways upon the frame.; Atthe'oppotourofjthe;pressure-faceofEthis block coreV forced against thetemplet.n 'lhefspindle is Vthreaded between is' Yaced portions the carrier 34, fand may eadtfanCed,toward the templetor retracted vby agnut "42.1 Projecting '1.

rtlfirrough openings in the' pressure-'head to'- wardv the templet'are studs 44, which may "be three in; number.` Y These studs carry' attheirinner" rinrtremities 'the follower V'40,-and be@ ytw'eenthe inner sideyofthisqfollowenand VVthe head, Vsurrounding' thestuds, are interposedhelicfal springs' V46,V which" yieldably urgethe follower toward the 'templetA r .The

effect fof this lyield upon-the operation of theY lnachinefwill be later developed,V "',Movable inthe frame, beneathy 'the carrier-slides 32 fandr34, isa mainactuatingislide 48 reciprosh-aft lfrotated from/a power-shaft (not -cated Vby-a'conne-cti'ngrod 50 fromva crai'ik'-v tacones.;

this slide48 upon the. A.carr-ier.-slide-s `may A.be

clampf fa heel. against .the openings-15. Then the -awls' are advancedl through the openings l. for; the. riclnnmo eration .and lwithdrawn'` after which the follower jsrretracted to free the pricledheel..y As. in the .speciiied patent, the `awl-bloclr tand` the .follower may be: varied inposition `vertically-to.correspond fto the templetadjustment, a-ndhorizontally to de-` s heel-seat-end 'toward the` follower.

termine their normal locations, and there.

fore `the points -to whichfthey respectively travel tto; pierce `theefheels.and to applyv the necessary 'resistingrpressuref for heels `of different heights. j

Rising frmntheframe-pOrtiOn 10, above the templet,.so `it. maydeliver directly to the space .between the inner face of said templet andfthe follower, is a vertical. magazineM arranged to` contain` a .series of heels H to be operated. upon. TheV heelsn `are preferably situatedxin themagazine lbreasts down, the tread-end. beingtoward-the templet, andlhe is magazine, asv illustrated, `has wall-sections 54, 54 and 56,56, so mounted that the lowest heel of the contained. series may be delivered accurately as toits transverse relation to the templet-'openings, andgat the same time the sections .of eachpair may be so spaced'` that they properly engage lthe particular width of heel .whichisto befed. In addition, each of the sections 56'is adjustablevhorizontally toward and from one ofthe sections 54 in the direction of travel of theawls to arrange the magazine .to contain heels of different heights, and vertically. toward and from the path of the, awls so that the.. heel-seat-end of the terminal heel,or that to` be operated` upon,.is just Yexposed Sto receive .theclamping pressureof .the follower. rlhe sections 54 are Lishaped. inhorizontal section, and ,are fixed Vat...itheir. lower .extremities .tol plates 45S =sel cured to .verticalfacesof the frame-portion 101 at. opposite ,sides .of theftemplet.; Screws 60. passing` through. horizontal. slots in the platesV and Ybeing threaded into the frameport-ion` serve ,to fix the. walls A54 in` the desired relation to the templet-openings. Since ther sections 54'. may `be independently adj usted. both` with-.respectto eachother and tothetemplet,thisfprovides both for the cooperation of the magazinewith-,heelsvof different widths, and also for their symmetrical locationoppositeithe templetfopenings. As a convenient manner ofeffecting these adjustments, eachplate 58fhas threadedinto it a screw 62 turning. in a brachet64at the outer sideof the 4fram'eeportion 10.5 By rotating either.- of `the screws, a plate,` and Atherefore the..magazineesection.,54..which it bears, is movedninwardlylor outwardly-` I prefer to mountfeach walllsection upon one. of the wall-.sections .54,rso that; .one entire ha-lf,- of

the ,magazine receives the 4adjustment imparted by a screw 62. For this purpose, there projects horizontally from the sections 54, at.

their upper and lower portions, supporting and adjusting devices, each consisting of `a. stud 66 having` arranged to slide upon ita sleeve 68 forced by a helical spring 70 against a nut 72 upon the threaded end of the stud. Extending inwardly from the sleeves are projections 74 passing-through vertical slots in the wall-sections 56, and threaded at their ends to receive nuts 76. By turning the nuts 72 in vone direction, the sections 56 may be forced inagainst the springs, so that `the magazine is adapted `to receive heels of less height. Upon reversing the direction of rotation of the nuts, the springs act to force out the wall-sections 56, so that the magazine may contain heels of .greater height.l By changing the positions of the sections 56 upon the adjusting devices, by loosening the nuts 76 and either lowering or raising the sections along the projections 74, the relation between the lower ends of these walls and the upper portion of the follower 40may be varied. Thisperinits the creation of a space just sufiicient to free the heel for engagement by the follower, while retaining the heel as long asis possible against falling forward. The tops of both pairs of wall-sections may be curved outwardly, as is indicated. at 78, to facilitate the introduction of the heels by the operator into the throat thus formed.

To successively present the heels `from the magazine to the `pricliing mechanism,` sup porting means is situated below the magazine and templet and just at the front of the latter. This may consist of horizontal slid-l extending` between the lever and the frame, j

against a cam-surface 9:2 formed upon the inner side of one of the gears 52. Upon the frame, adjacent to the link 86, is fulcrumed a lever 94articulated to said link and joined by a link 96 to the opposite plate 82. Because of the contourof the cam` and the character ofthe connections just described, the plates aretirst `held stationary in their inner-positionto receive a heel falling, from` the magazine. Themafter this heel has beenclamped by the follower, pricked by the awls, andreleased, the plates are-separatedto freethe heel, whereupon` it falls through anopening in the frame, andmay be received byza con; tainer placed beneath the opening.` i

the "time" of the'"jpricked-EY heel, it' is' ,f of course, n'ec'eissarythat free maining j heels of the series;V in "thev magazine shall Vl` e h e ldlagainstjdowinward fmovem'ent' @yuntil theV supporting gplatesarefagain;

fposition to receive' them. f This I have shown as aoconiplished a retaining *fmembe'r Y. furnished lby a .plungervv 9 8.arrangedl for hori;

vzontal"movement "ina bore located Vin one sof the magazine-supportingfplates 58j. This Ymember is 'reciprocated synchronou sly,for'in.

.Y predetermined timefrela'tion, withthe. plates Q80, 82,1and`consequently with the @p'riclring 1nechanism,whiohis operated from the same A driving mechanism.V Toacoomplishithis, the

`plate "82 flis shown as having Ythreaded fhori# zontallythrough a boss upon its upper tace .a'scr'ew 100c"`ontaoting with a'lever 102fulicrumed-uponthe lCorresponding 'platej58, and

I f havingy atits upper enda 4fork'embracing a pin'flOll projecting Vfromtheretaining memberLf A s'pringf106 oins Vthe lower-end off the :i .f lever to the plate, 4exerting a orcewhioh v'tends-tocarry vthe-:plunger 98 against the Y. gg heelabovethat'supportedupontheplates 80, '82. ',Whentheseplatesarein the heel-supporting'pOStOmfas isillus'trated inLFig.V 1 oi the drawings, the screw 100vconta'cts with the `lever102,' ai`1d'h'olds the member 9.8 clearl oi" the ypath ofthe heels'. 4rlheentire stack iscon sequently supported bythe-plates; After the pricking 'operatiomfas theplates separate and approach thebreast-cornersof the heel, the

retreat of the screw `lOOw'iththe plate 82 17 3`5permits the`spring`v106 to l.force the member f 9.8 againstthesec'ond heel,'retaining this'an'd.

' points at'which their edgesare beneath the r heels'iin the magazineythe screw againstrihes ff the. lever, which withdraws theqretaining Y membe'r, andI theentire stafclra-ll-s untilthe V l lowest-heel Vl'fests uponthefplates `for. theoperation'-upon it. Since-the retainingmember v98 land allits actuating .elements arel carried Y o by'f-the plate 58'supporting'the wall'se'ction '54, through lw'hichsaid 'retainingl member ,Y acts,'adj ustment. of the wall-secti`onbymeans 'of the'screw 62 will` not'fdisturb the correct J Y Y ingly arranged andn a v'.ifollower "suitable for co-operation with the lormof heel .to beV opy,rela-tion'oflth'e engaging end of the member 515"V tothe heels in the imagazine. Moreover?,

n; since 'the screw V y100 llefs'ver- 1102 are not directly connected,gbut vare capable of mov# inginto andout of Contact with-eachother, I vthis portion of the actuating chain'doesnot 6oV interferewiththe adjustment ofthe maga' Y Although vtheV heels y V'azineg eXefrts considerable pressuretendingto f i preventupward"displacement ofthe heel-fed 2 65 gfrom-"ft-he`- magazine upon thejjsupporting `platesand lto-.which clamping. pressure has beenk applied, thismay not besuieient, es-

pecially with wedge-heels. 'This isV due to the factfthat, for these, the' conta(1t-surface` between the" follower and, .the"l1eel .seatend maybe inclined atasubstantial' tangle, dif

verging upwardly vvfromthe vertical@ Con# sequently, vthe followerexerts aproportionate f thrust upon the: heel tending to vdisplaceit from the pricking position;l To prevent this, when the follower acts, thereis heldin normally fixed relationrupon'the front faee'oi the temple't a l.heels'positioning member or` gage-plate 108. Its lowerfedg'e is vcurved or Y inclined at 110,L so thatit may engage the rear Yof the heelupon the supporting plates adjacent Vto: the` tread-surface atseparatedV points.V 1 :This gage-plate, at its vertical edges', is vguided upon4 thevtemplet by. ways' 112, and

is Vadju'stably'maintained in a' predetermined vertical relation tofthe ten'iplet#openingsv by a collar 114: threaded upon the screW-.18-and1 j entering, at 1.16, a depressionin the i upper portionof the gage-plate; Rotation of the collar. upjon the screw willraise'or. lower the gage-plate lindependently Y of anyA movement 1which' may be imparted to fthe'y templet by turning theI Aspindle `20.: -v-Consequently, the. plate may be sofadjust/edlthat, fior?v any size'` yof `heel tobe'joperat'ed 'upon` and any .prick` ingv design which may be employed, 4the rin' clined edge 110fmay Abe fcaused 4to. justV over'- h'ang' the: rearV of the l heel. .adjacent to VYthe Vtread-surface 4when said heel isgrestinggupon -the platesf and 82.The .heel-engagingy` otsV 1 edge 110 jisnot only so finclinedthatl its V'up-L Y wardlyconverging portions oontactwith op-i positev sides ofi the .rear of thejheel,V but is kalso `tapered'for inclined .from the templet outwardly, itv diverging: slightly, {Fro'n rithe` plied, Y andfwill thereby bel seatedfin'firm. en gagement with thetem-plet and'with both the tacelof sfaidtempletslfThisrenders it more Y certain that the heels i will! enterbeneath i'the gage-plate when follower-.pressure Vis, vlapsupporting platesandtheedge 'of'.the gage'.

The last-mentioned' effect, .lbyx virtue 1 ot. vthe upward convergence of the oontaet-edgeenf In ,u's1ng..the apparatus,'the operator, as usual, provides altemplet vhaving thev chosen design, an awl-blockwithits' aWls Veorrespond erated upon,- a-nd Y."adjusts'the dimensions lofthemagazine to correspondtosaidheels.` In L the ,latter instance, the wall-sections 54, are

located by means ofilrth'e screws 62. tofcorree "spend-to the width of the heels; the nuts 72 cause the wallisections 56 to'fbeshi-fted in proportiontothe height. of theheels5fwhile1 Contact fof thefollowerwith theV heel-seat.-

the sections.56,under the. clamping controlof 15 ing; f pressure.

35 operator.

-thenuts 76. Adjustment ofthe screwflOO magazine risingabove thespace between'the -determin'esthdtimer'f-frelease from `the plungerf98 of-'theheels `in the magazine aboveV that `being operated upon. This mag- 5'fiazine lmay` be `tilled by `thepoperatorA with a Vseries 'et heels, theV llowest resting `upon-'fthe 'plates :80; 82' breast down, and thesucceed- '-inghees :upon: such lowest heelL and upon one another. Y --Whenthe :machine is' startled, i 1110 the follower 2i() clamps thefheel resting upon the supporting plates againstthe teinplet, the "springs "-16 yyielding-to compensateA i for any excess ofmovementlof the `ol'lewery over that necessary to provide thel propen clamp Then the awis f pierce the clamped heel, i aredrawnl back; and the' preseure-of thefolloweris removed. Uponthis, the cam 92 causesthe'separation =ot the'sup- 4porting" plates V80 rand l 82 f andthe discharge 3:30 ofthepricked heel from-fthelmachine. f Beioreythis Vheel fallsfreiease-off Tthe `lever 102 romthe sere-w10() upon the plate SQhas lleft fthe spring 106 "tree to apply retaining pressure-to the 4secondheel in *theser-ieswinrthe .w magazine by thefmember 98. This-holds the lcontentsot the@magazine duriiigfthe discharge of the heel,-and,`whenthe fcam has lagain allowed the supporting `plates to re- -fturninto thefpath of the heels, the screw 100 430 retractsffthemem-ber 98; and the column-"de- ``scende, bringing the terminalheel into prickffing posi-tion upon the Iplates. V"lhe Vsupply of' heels inthe I magazine lmay be replenished .whenV eXh aust'edl,` or when convenient for the lHaving Adescribed-:-my invention, 'whati- I claim as new and desire-tosecure-byLetters Patentot the UnitedStates is df-ln afmachine for operating upon heels,

40 heel-p'ricking mechanism,l and aheel-container arranged tofideliver -heels directlytc'i-A the priclringV mechanism with the containedstack -s'upported bya -heellin pricling position.

- :2. In a machine Yforoperating'upon-heels,

f1 45 heel-pricling mechanism, and a heel-container-arranged Yto-deliverby gravity directly to the -pricking mechanism.

'- 3. In a machine for ,opera-ting upon heels,

horizontally movable operating member,

f andV a container organized 'toliold avert-ical lseries lof heels and arranged'fto'deliver by gravityy to the operating member.

el. In amaehine for; operating uponheels,

heellpricking "mechanism, a `lheel-container ""5 extending'upwardly from and arranged to deliver `to the priclringl mechanism, and means arranged to permit therelat1on-of' the container; to the priclnng'mechani'sm to be va ried.

5.* The combination' with a templet',5ot'awls cooperating"therewith, and a f heel-magazine arranged to" delivertoA the templet.

6.? The combination withv a templet,f'of awlscoaoperatingtherewith, a pressure memf 65. lberl;spacedifronithetemplet, anda-heeltemplet and pressure member.

7. The combination `withl atempletfp'rovided-withope'nings, of awls operatingrin the openings, theel-magazine situated above the templet,` vand meansV arranged to` vary there` lation #ofthe magazine-walls-to the ftempletopenings.

=-8.- In a? machine oroperating upon heels, heel-pricliing -fmeohanifsm, a Hheel-container, inea-nsr arranged lto f deliver heels' from'fthe --container directlyto the pricltingimechanism. aretaining member controllingot'he deli-Very rof `heels-trom thecontainerv to the prick-ing mechanism, al support for fthe wheels* during,l 80

rthe; prickinggoperation 'and' to'whichtheconf-tainer delivers, andl means" formovingthe support' to discharge fthe pricked heels.

9:` In ay machine-for'opcrating upon heels,

Vpri'cking mechanism,- afm'ovable suppo'rtLco-,g

:operating therewith, a: container-for a 4series of heels delivering-tthel prickingfme'chafnism; movable'r means for. fretaining heels in wthe" containeig4 and means for operating-the prickingmechanism' and movingtheasilpangu f porting and fretainingmeans in; synchronism. 10. lIn ama'chine for operating upon heels, p-rickingf Y mechanism, a- 4movable supportwcooperating therewith, a container-tor, a` series of heels delivering to the pricliingf'niecha-asg nisnn'movable means for'retai-ning heels in -fthe container, means for operating the pr-icking mechanism and moving Ythe supporting f and retaining f means Iin synchronismf a'nd 'meansarranged to vary the time-relation* be-.1

the pricling mechanism andfma'gazine, 'and means for `moving said lmembers 1simultaneously in opposite directions.

i 13. The combination with -prickinglmechanism, of afmagazine1 delivering thereto, apair Vand fmea-ns' for oppositely reciprocatingthe members.

i le# The combination` withprickingme'chanism, 'of a `magazine=fdelivering thereto;` a

imovable supporting1 ImemberfL co`operating l3125 with the `prickingmechanism andmagazine, a' retainingmember :associated with the magaizine, `and meansxoperated 'bythe supporting `membertor actuating the'retaining member.

15.!1 The combination' with priclcing meehatao movable supporting member Acof-operating Withfthel fpricking'g-v mechanism and magazine,

' laretainingmember associated Withitlie maga-v v "-zine',means operatedv bythe supporting meme berrffor "actuating fthe vretaining member, and

:means arranged tofvaryr the time o'ffactuation ofthe retaining member.

' 7'- u 16. Tliewcombination. ywith ypricking` Vmechanism, ofa.magazinedelivering thereto, a slide 4:movable beneath the-j magazine, a movable retainingfmember 'associated with the maga- V y kzine, and contact -means carried by thev slide for co-'operation with the .retainingfmemben i nism-ofa magazine delivering thereto,aslide 'kmovable,f'beneath the4 magazine, :a .z movable ingra projecti'on'for moving sai-d member out of the retaining position; l l f' 1'8; Thejcombinationfwith' pricking mecha@ i nism, ofl amagazine delivering thereto, a

'..fble 'retaining *member associated with the 17; The combinationvvith pricking' mecharetainingy member associated With-the'magazine, and meansffor normallyholding the memberin retainingfposition, the slide havslide movable beneath theV magazine, ka movamagazine, 'means for fnormally holding Y' the i membergin retaining positiornand ka Vscrew arriediby thejslide*for contact with said" 30' :if ,K 19.Ina 'yv'achine:'foroperatingupon heels,

` V"operatingv-mechanism, afheelicontainerlzde# i 2;'liv`ering' tothe operating vmechanism andinl cludi'ngan adjustable Wall-section,andnieansl arranged toV movef'withlthe'YWall-sectionand @controlling Adelivery .from? the container. Y

520. l'In' a machine-for operating'upon heels,

i f2?? operating? mechanism, a heel-container:l de` i vliveringto"the operatingl mechanism andinan+adjustable Wall-section,A and a A, freciprocatory 4heel-rietaining member guided Qn'anaadjuaabie with Said section. Y

--'21;'.In` a machinery-:tor operating upon heels, l i operating mechanism, A a heel-container deliveringito the' operating mechanism Vand in-f cludinggan adjustable VWalllsection, a heel-l Vretaining,"mem/bery ariangeduv to reciprocate Y -upon said section and being adjii'stablejtliere- :z zivith, and operating members `for the retain' ing member, one of lsaido-p'erating members 'beings movable intov and out kof 'Contact `with 123. 1n afmachine 'foroperating upon heels,

i l f'operatingv mechanism, aA container'delivering Vthereto andzhaving a plurality of Walls, and means lorganizedto support one .of saidvvalls upon yanotherqand to'ipermit the supportedV Wall to be adjusted'indirections,at different vangles to the operatingmeclianisiii;`

244111 a mach-'netter operating uponheels, i 'thereto and. having a plurality ofjlvvalls, and :70 lmeans'organizedfto support oneioitsaidwalls operating mechanism, acontainer Idelivering upon another and to p ermtfV the Vsupported VWall to be varied in position-toward andfrom the I operating 5 mechanism;V and toward and fromithe companion Wally"v 25, In a machinefor"operatingeupon heels, operating mechanism, acontainerdeliveringA thereto-and having `four Wall-sectijons,l means arranged? to permit' vtvvof-'oit the 'sections to be moved ,to-Ward and from each other,fand

means for variably supporting theother two sections upon those-just mentioned.V

' 26. In Va' machine for operating upon heels, operatin'gmechanism, a container-delivering thereto andh'aving lfour;Wall-sections, means arrangedto permittvvo of the sectionsto-be movedtoward and from leach other, `and sections upon those just'mentioned, suoli va# f riable sections beinglarranged'for movement vin a pluralityof directions.-

27 a machine f for operating upon heels, operatingmechanism, a container. delivering moved to'Ward and "from eachother, and

meaii's'r'forl Vari ably f'supp ortinglthe fother' two vvsections-upon those just mentioned,j such vayriable sections being arranged for movementY toward and from the companion sectionsand towardand from the operatingmechanism.

28.V In a machine for operating upon heels,

aaemplet, v' reciprocatory avvls yco-operati-ng 'means forvariably supporting the other two theretoand having four vvafll-,sections,means -arranged to permit two4 of the sections tobe Withsthetemplet, and a magazine delivering .to the templet and` having oppositeWall-sections variable in position laterally "of the" path ofthe a'Wls and other-sections variable inl position in the direction of fmovement of the aWls. r

x 29. In a machine .operatingupoiiheels, Y la templet, reciprocat'ory,Yv avvls 'co-operzuaingA With thegtemplet', and'amagazine'delivering to the templet and having oppositewallfsec tions variablein position Alaterally of "the path .ofxthe aWls and .other-sections variable in position inthedirection of movementof the avvls and toward, and from said'awls.

. V3 0'. I n a machine foroperating'upon heels, a vertical ltemplet,j horizontallyareciprocatoryv alvvls yrco-operating.with the: templet, a 'magazine vrising above thev V:templet and having a pair-:of Wall-sections atreach' side of the templet, and means arranged to varylhorizontally, thev position of' each of the sections. 'r'

81.- 5`In, machine Vfor Voperating'upon heels, a1 vertical, templet, horizontally reciprocaf tory aWls co-operatingvvith the templet, a

l magazine rising above-the teinplet,andV having aipair of Wallfsections atieach sideofjthe Yeo templet, means arranged to vary horizontally the position of each of the pairs of sections, and means arranged to vary vertically the position of one of the sections of each pair.

32. In a machine for operating upon heels, operating mechanism, a magazine delivering to the operating mechanism and having a plurality of Wall-sections, an adjusting device carried by one section and arranged to support and variably position another section, and means arrange-d to variably position the last-named section upon the adjusting device.

33. In a machine for operating upon heels, a vertical templet, horizontally reciprocatory aivls co-operating with the templet, a magazine rising above the templet and having a pair of Wall-sections at each side of the templet,`an adjusting device projecting from one of the Wall-sections of each pair and arranged to vary the position of the companion Wall-section in the direction of movement of the avvls, and means arranged to vary the vertical position of the last-named Wall-sections.

34. In a machine for operating upon heels, a vertical templet, horizontally reciprocatory aivls co-operating With the templet, a magazine rising above the templetand havling a pair of Wall-sections at each side of the templet, an adjusting device projecting from one of the Wall-sections of each pair and arranged to vary the position of the companion Wall-section in the direction of movement of the awls, means arranged to vary the vertical position of the last-named Wall-sections, and means arranged to vary the position of each pair of Wall-sections horizontally transversely oi the path ot the aWls.

35. In a machine for operating upon heels, operating mechanism, and a heel-magazine delivering thereto and comprising a Wallsection, a projection from said section, a member movable upon the projection, and a Wall-section movable upon the member.

36. In a machine for operating upon heels, operating mechanism, and a heel-magazine delivering thereto and comprising a wallsection, a projection from said section, a member mounted upon the projection, means arranged to vary the position of the member upon the projection, and a Wall-section mounted upon the member.

37. In a machine for operating upon heels, operating mechanism, a heel-magazine delivering thereto and comprising a wall-section, a projection from said section, a member mounted upon the projection, means arranged to vary the position of the member upon the projection, a Wall-section mounted upon the member, and means arranged to vary the position of said section.

38. In a machine for operating upon heels, operating mechanism, a heel-magazine deliv- `livering thereto and comprising a Wall-section, a threaded stud projecting from the section, a sleeve movable upon the' studi-and having a threaded projection, a nut upon the stud limiting the movementoithe sleeve, a spring interposed between thewalllseetion and sleeve, a Wall-section having a slot-to receive the projection, anda nut upon the.

projection arranged to Xthe position of the last-mentioned Wall-section.

40. In a heel-priclring machine, pricking mechanism including a templet, and a heelpositioning member cooperating with the templet and fined against movement inthe operation of the machine.

41. In a heel-priclring machine, pricking mechanism including a templet, anda heelpositioning member co-operating with lthe templet and fixed against movement lin the operation or the machine, said positioning member being constructed and arranged to resist in a plurality ofdirectionslmovement of a heel under the iniiuence of the `forces applied for pricking.

42. In a `heel-priclring machine, `pri'clring mechanism including a templet, and a heelpositioning member co-operating with the templet and fixed against movement in the operation of the machine, Lsaid 'positioning 'l member being constructed fand arrangedto exert a force upon a heel transversely of the direction of application of the pricking force.

43. In a heel-priclring machine,` priclring mechanism including a templet, a heel-positioning member co-operating With the templet and fixed against 'movement in fthe operation `of the machine," and means arranged to adjust the normal relation between the templet and positioning member.

44. In a heel-pricking machine,-a`heel magazine, pricking mechanism situated belovv the magazine and to which it delivers, said'priclring mechanism includinga templet, and a heel-gage supported upon the templet.

45. In a heel-priclring machine, a `heelmagazine, priclring mechanism situatedbelovT the magazine and to which it delivers, said priclring mechanism including a templet, and a gage supported upon the templet and having oppositely inclined surfaces arranged to engage a heel.

46. In a heel-priclring machine, aheelmagazine, pricking` mechanism situated below the magazine and to which it delivers, said pricking mechanism including a templet, and

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'Y l,aV-*gagesupported'upon,the templet and hav-H e Ving oppositely inclined.y surfaces arranged to.

-f engage a'heel,-said engaging surfacesdivergl vtheftemplet andggage and arranged to f vary the relationzofthe gagetofthe templet# Y .2openings.:ly f f 'l l ngoutwardlyfrom the templetlf 11,

e, 47. Inaheel-'prickingemaehine, a heel- Y' 1 fmagazine, prieking ,"meohanism:situated.be-l lowthemagazi'ne and `to v which it delivers, g, v said pricking mechanism includingatemplet v i providedwithawlfopeninga a heel-gage supportedjjupon the vtemplet, andmeans connect7V f 1 1,48. Inaiheel'-prieling altemplet,

'i frlja Vgageplat/e movable thereomfsaidtemplet f .5 nd gageplate beingyprovidedwith ,co-oper 'n atingways guiding the gagefplate. I

,,49.lnaheel-pricking machine, a templet, A y wheel-:positioning.member oo-operat`ing`with lthe templet, anda memberarranged -to vary rtlie -position of the templet, saidV member having means arranged to vary theV position of the positioning member independently of the l '.positionofthetemplet. Y Y 50. In a heel-pricking-maohine, a templet, ,a-'gage-plate; movablethereon, a screw' arf rangedtoposition the templet, and a thread'T ied member .Carried kby the Vscrew and (3o-op- 1 erating withithe plate to e'feotitsmovement. {51.jjln a heel-pri'cking machinaa templet, z

. a,memberarrangeditofpress alheel against if v the templet, and means fory :actuating 'the i Y Y member. and including-yieldable Connections e; 53. v Infva heel-p'ricking maohine',1a templet,

-a heel-gage.eo-operatingl with the templet,

' a magazine arranged lto deliver heels into coi.

'.operation withy Vthe templet and'lgage, and a follower organized. to' press lthe delivered heels againstthe templet and gage.

."jf. 54. Inahe'elrieking machine, a templet,

. aLheel-gage,coeoperating with the templet, av magazine Varranged to i deliver )heelsV into v cof operationwiththe templet and gage, a Vfollower organized to press the delivered heels :against the ltempletj andv gage, and. actuating y fmeans for the followerv `and ,ineliuldingl yieldable connections. Y.

5,5. In aheel-pricking machine, a..ten1plet,"

Y aslide movable toward and from thetemplet,

nametothis specification;l I. e ,i Y JOSEPHYH. POPE. ,Y f v la1-jfollowermovable upon thelslide and ar- #ranged for @co4operation?WithV vthetemplet, i Y springs interposed between the followerand -"'s'lide,:andmeans for reeiproeatingthe slide. f

A Intestimony whereof lle-have signed v j 

